Ethical aspects of informed consent in obstetric anesthesia - New challenges and solutions

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 587-600

  Hoehner, Paul J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0346843095     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(02)00505-6     Document Type: Review

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